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stokvel

stokvel noun: a small, informal syndicate of people who regularly contribute money to a shared fund of savings.

Noun

stokvel (plural stokvels)

  1. (South Africa) A small, informal syndicate of people who regularly contribute money to a shared fund of savings.
    1. (South Africa, often) Such a group in which members periodically take turns in drawing money from the accumulated fund.

Forms of stokvel

pluralstokvels

Questions about stokvel

What does stokvel mean?
Stokvel means a small, informal syndicate of people who regularly contribute money to a shared fund of savings.
What part of speech is stokvel?
Stokvel is a noun.
What is the plural of stokvel?
The plural of stokvel is stokvels.

Words near stokvel in the dictionary

  1. Stokleys
  2. Stoklosa
  3. Stoklosas
  4. Stokoe notation
  5. stokroos
  6. stokvel
  7. stokvels
  8. stokvis
  9. stokvises
  10. STOL
  11. stola

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